Icon-TV's in-car PC, the FMIC-PC1, is a perfect addition to modern man's collection of computing, sound-blasting and feature-boasting devices. With desktop computers, laptop computers, PDAs, PDA-like cell phones, tablet PCs and more in our everyday arsenal of up-to-the-minute technology, it only makes sense that the car would be the PC's next frontier Now there's no more running back to the office because you forgot to send that important e-mail; the Bluetooth- and 802.11g-ready FMIC-PC1 keeps you connected wherever you are. The Icon-TV in-car PC is more computer than I.C.E. (although it can handle entertainment too), and rightfully so. Instead of running Windows CE like most super-portable devices, it runs the real deal, Windows XR. The FMIC-PC1 is fully functional, meaning it can do anything your home PC or laptop can. With its relatively low processor speed of 1.2GHz, it might perform a bit slower than its desktop and laptop counterparts, but it gets, the job done. The PC1's navigation is user friendly and aesthetically pleasing, a welcome upgrade from most aftermarket navigation units out there. The in-car PC also comes equipped with 256MB of PC133 SDRAM memory, 32MB dedicated video memory and a 32-bit Sound Blaster/Adlib-compatible audio card, which is enough to run pretty much any application that would make sense to use in the can But don't expect to be playing Doom3 or Counterstrike Source on the freeway with this machine; it isn't going to happen. However, if you're the kind of businessperson that needs it, you can expect to multitask Word, Outlook, Excel and Photoshop without a hitch - not too shabby at all.
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